6
Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set
When a failure to one member occurs, you will be notified
either by the
RAID
BIOS
during boot or by the
Initio
SATA RAID Manager
while in Windows. The steps
below will guide you in rebuilding a failed mirror set.
For Offline Mirror Rebuild (SATA RAID BIOS)
1.
Replace the failed drive(s) with one of equal or
greater capacity, then start the computer.
2.
During boot press
Ctrl+R
to enter the
RAID
BIOS.
3.
Select
Disk,
press
Enter
.
4.
Select
Reserved for RAID
, then press
Enter
.
5.
Select the single hard drive then press
Enter
.
6.
When asked,
All data in selected drive will lost!
Continue (Yes/No)?
, select
Yes
, then press
Enter
.
7.
Select
RAID
, then select
Rebuild
.
8.
Press
Enter
.
The mirror will begin rebuilding. Do
not interfere with the process.
9.
When rebuilding is finished, select
Exit
, then press
Enter
10. When asked
Are You Sure to Exit(Yes/No)?
, select
Yes,
then press
Enter
to exit and reboot.
For Online Mirror Rebuild (in Windows)
1.
Replace the failed drive(s) with one of equal or
greater capacity, then start the computer.
2.
When Windows resumes, click
Start
/
Programs or
All Programs
/
Initio SATA RAID
/
Initio RAID
Manager
.
3.
Double click
Initio SATA RAID Manager
icon from
the system tray to bring up the application.
4.
Click
Mirror Array,
then click
Tasks
.
